Adding a New Folder to Kmail

I'm using Kmail Platform Version 4.4.5 (KDE 4.4.5)
according to the Help > About KDE menu. I wanted
to create a folder from the folder menu but I found that
the New Folder menu choice is grayed out under
the Folders menu.

I don't understand this. Why am I being prevented from
created a new folder under Local Folders. I can
create a new folder in a sub-folder but not the top level
folder. Local Folders is the top level folder.

This post solved my problem:

Making new folder in kmail?

Buried in this post is the information that you can right
click on the Local Folders folder to create a
new folder immediately underneath it.

I have to admit I should have thought of that. I have to
admit that I don't right-click often enough. I also have
to admit that right-clicking is the easier way to do it.
Why go searching in a menu when you can right click instead?

In the above post, the somewhat confusing (to me) term
context click is used. It makes sense. The term
makes sense. However, my first instinct upon hearing it
the first time is to think that it means something more
exotic than right-click. A context click is a right
click. OK.

The lesson in all this is to keep updating the way you
do things. I'll treat the graying out of the menu as
a feature, not a bug. It has forced me to think about
doing things in a better way.

Ed Abbott